A months-long investigation dubbed “Operation Skyhawk” resulted in multiple arrests for smuggling contraband into Georgia prisons. A large criminal organization formed to introduce drugs, firearms, and cellular phones into prisons across the state of Georgia. According to officials, the investigation revealed that the operation used drones to smuggle contraband into Georgia correction facilities.
After serving warrants at two locations in the metro Atlanta area, officials say they arrested 150 people, including eight GDC employees. Those employees have since been fired. During the raids on March 28, agents seized 87 drones, 273 contraband cellphones, 22 weapons, and $7 million worth of drugs.
Investigators believe that the group may have worked in other states as well.